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 Arnhem: The Landing Grounds & Oosterbeek 
 Author: Frank Steer Arnhem: The Landing Grounds & Oosterbeek Pen and Sword Battleground Europe ISBN: 0850528569 2002 Format: EPUB Pages: 144 Size: 6 Mb Language: English This is the latest in the well-respected Battleground series of books, and covers a number of aspects of the battle of Arnhem. It concentrates on the landings and the desperate and legendary battle fought by the remnants of 1st Airborne Division in the town of Oosterbeek. The book relies on both historical knowledge and anecdotes from veterans to bring to life the events of those fateful days of late September 1944.
47 Royal Marine Commando: An Inside Story 1943-1946
 Author: Marc De Bolster 47 Royal Marine Commando: An Inside Story 1943-1946 Fonthill Media 2014 Format: EPUB Pages: 224 Size: 4 Mb Language: English 47 Royal Marine Commando: An Inside Story 1943-1946 tells the story of 47 Royal Marine Commando during the Second World War based on personal accounts written by veterans who served in this formidable unit. It is a story of young men who were to play a key role in freeing Europe from Nazi tyranny. From the D-Day landings in Normandy to fierce battles in Holland, some were taken prisoner by the enemy and sent to camps until freed at the end of the war in 1945.
British Tanks: 1945 to the Present Day (Images of War)
 Author: Pat Ware British Tanks: 1945 to the Present Day (Images of War) Pen and Sword Military 2012 Format: EPUB Pages: 128 Size: 5 Mb In this companion volume to British Tanks: The Second World War, Pat Ware provides an expert introduction to the design, production and operation of British tanks since 1945. Fewer types of tank were built than during the wartime period, but the complexity of design and manufacture increased, and a level of technical sophistication in the key areas of armor, firepower and mobility was beyond the imaginings of the tank pioneers of the First World War.Using a selection of contemporary photographs - supported by some modern photographs of preserved vehicles - Pat Ware sets the modern tank in a historical context. He describes its origins in Britain and its development and deployment in the Second World War and in the post-war period. All the British tanks that have seen service since the war are depicted,among them the Conqueror, Chieftain, Centurion and Challenger.
San Francisco in World War II (Images of America)
 San Francisco in World War II Author: John Garvey, California Center for Military History Arcadia Publishing Images of America 2007 ISBN-13: 978-0738530505 Pages: 128 Language: English Format: EPUB Size: 54 MB
Atlantyk 1939-1945
 Atlantyk 1939-1945 (Historyczne Bitwy 225) Bellona Author: Fijalkowski Tomasz ISBN: 978 8311128712 2013 Format: pdf Size: 5 Mb 306 Language: Polish Najdłuższa kampania II wojny światowej toczona na Oceanie Atlantyckim i tworzących go morzach; trwała od września 1939 roku do kapitulacji Niemiec w maju 1945. Największe natężenie zmagań przypadało na okres wiosna 1940 - lato 1944 roku. Najważniejszymi uczestnikami tych działań morskich były: brytyjska Royal Navy i niemiecka Kriegsmarine, a od roku 1941 także flota amerykańska. Bitwa o Atlantyk miała ogromne znaczenie dla obu stron. Niemcy, próbując zniszczyć flotę handlową sprzymierzonych, chcieli doprowadzić do załamania się potencjału gospodarczego Wielkiej Brytanii, ta zaś - wraz ze swoimi sprzymierzeńcami - główny wysiłek wojenny w ramach bitwy o Atlantyk, skupiła na obronie morskich linii komunikacyjnych.
Dieppe: Operation Jubilee - Channel Ports
 Author: Tim Saunders Dieppe: Operation Jubilee - Channel Ports Pen and Sword Military Battleground Europe ISBN: 1844152456 2005 Format: EPUB Pages: 224 Size: 10 Mb Language: English In 1942, with the outcome of the war very much in the balance, there was a pressing need for military success on mainland Europe. Churchill ordered Admiral Lord Mountbatten's Combined Operations HQ to take the war to the Germans. The Canadians were selected for the Dieppe raid, which, while a morale raiser, was a disaster. Over 3,000 men were lost. This authoritative account looks at the planning, execution and analyses the reasons for failure.
The People's Army - Home Guard in Scotland 1940-1944
 Author: Brian D. Osborne The People's Army - Home Guard in Scotland 1940-1944 Birlinn 2009 Format: PDF Pages: 253 Language: English Size: 46.6 MB Based on contemporary archive materials and personal accounts, Brian Osborne examines the human story of the Home Guard in Scotland and the impact that this remarkable organisation had on society and on those that became involved with it. The Home Guard, and its forerunner the Local Defence Volunteers, was genuinely a 'people's army' with its own ethos, character and political influence. At its peak nearly 2 million men were enrolled, trained and served without pay in their own time and, usually, after a full day's work at the civilian occupation. The Home Guard played a vital part in the defence of the country from 1940-1944, but despite its significance the story of the Home Guard in Scotland has never before been fully told - from Shetland to Galloway, Scottish Home Guardsmen fulfilled a wide range of roles far beyond the popular image of the 'Dad's Army' of general service infantry battalions. Horseback patrols in the Borders, armoured trains, anti-aircraft gunners at factories throughout Scotland, anti-aircraft rocket batteries from Aberdeen to Greenock all saw the Home Guard actively engaged in the national struggle.
German Destroyers of World War II
 Author: Gerhard Koop German Destroyers of World War II Seaforth Publishing / Pen and Sword Warships of the Kriegsmarine ISBN: 1848321937 2014 Format: EPUB Pages: 224 Size: 10 Mb Language: English The warships of the World War II German Navy are among the most popular subjects in naval history, and one of the best collections is the concise but authoritative six volume series written by Gerhard Koop and illustrated by Klaus-Peter Schmolke. Each book contains an account of the development of a particular class, a detailed description of the ships, with full technical details, and an outline of their service, and are heavily illustrated with plans, battle maps and a substantial collection of photographs.
Eisenhower and Berlin, 1945: The Decision to Halt at the Elbe
 Author: Stephen E. Ambrose Eisenhower and Berlin, 1945: The Decision to Halt at the Elbe W. W. Norton & Company 1967 Format: PDF Pages: 134 Language: English Size: 17 MB In the final months of World War II, with the Allied forces streaming into Germany on two fronts, a major decision had to be made; where to draw a stop line to prevent an accidental clash between the Russian and the Anglo-American armies. Behind this decision lay another. Which forces would be the first to reach Berlin?
Hitler's Paratrooper: The Life and Battles of Rudolf Witzig
 Author: Gilberto Villahermosa Hitler's Paratrooper: The Life and Battles of Rudolf Witzig Frontline Book 2010 Format: EPUB Pages: 288 Size: 5 Mb Rudolf Witzig entered the history books as the heroic captor of Belgium’s supposedly impregnable fortress Eben Emael in May 1940 – the first time that glider-borne troops were used in the war. To many people, he is also known as the commander of the battle group that fired the first shots of the Tunisian campaign.
Sword Beach: 3rd British Division/27th Armoured Brigade
 Author: Tim Kilvert-Jones Sword Beach: 3rd British Division/27th Armoured Brigade Pen and Sword Battleground Europe ISBN: 0850526736 2001 Format: EPUB Pages: 192 Size: 21 Mb Language: English As the left most inland flank of the D-Day landings, Sword Beach was thought most likely to receive the first German counterattacks. The British troops selected for the assault had the tasks of securing the beach and advancing on the heavily defended medieval town of Caen. The troops also were determined to link up with British paratroopers and glider units who had landed the night before on special missions and were not equipped to withstand an armored counterattack alone. Backed up by an impressive array of modified armored vehicles, the veteran 3rd Division, spearheaded by No. 4 Army Command.
Hunters From the Sky: The German Parachute Corps, 1940-1945
 Author: Charles Whiting Hunters From the Sky: The German Parachute Corps, 1940-1945 Leo Cooper 1974 Format: PDF Pages: 240 Language: English Size: 23.4 MB Military historian Whiting examines the missions of the German Parachute Corps during World War II, and the impact they had on the paratroopers of other nations.
The Attack on Taranto: Blueprint for Pearl Harbor
 Author: Thomas P. Lowry, John W.G. Wellham The Attack on Taranto: Blueprint for Pearl Harbor Stackpole Books 1995 Format: PDF Pages: 184 Language: English Size: 38.2 MB
Collier's Photographic History of World War II
 Author: Collective Collier's Photographic History of World War II Bonanza Books 1985 Format: PDF Pages: 160 Language: English Size: 35.7 MB Collier's Photographic History of World War II is a faithful and fascinating account of the war, providing a clear chronology of events and ranging over all theatres of operation. From formal portraits of world leaders to intimate views of benumbed civilians, exhausted soldiers, and battle scenes, the pictures collected here serve as a complete and informative chronicle of World War II.
1942: The Year That Tried Men's Souls
 Author: Winston Groom 1942: The Year That Tried Men's Souls Grove Press ISBN: 0871138891 2004 Format: EPUB Size: 5,7 МБ Language: English Pages: 480 From the author of Forrest Gump and A Storm in Flanders comes a riveting chronicle of America's most critical hour. On December 6, 1941, an unexpected attack on American territory pulled an unprepared country into a terrifying new brand of warfare. Novelist and popular historian Winston Groom vividly re-creates the story of America's first year in World War II. To the generation of Americans who lived through it, the Second World War was the defining event of the twentieth century, and the defining events of that war were played out in the year 1942.
British Cruiser Tanks of World War 2
 British Cruiser Tanks of World War 2 Author: Pat Ware Kelsey Publishing The War Archives ISBN: 978 1909786318 2014 Language: English Pages: 100 Format: PDF Size: 89,7 MB Developed according to a specifi cation drawn up by Lieutenant-Colonel E D Swinton, and designed by William Tritton, the tank was the brainchild of Winston Churchill, then First Lord of the Admiralty. Churchill hoped that his massive, armoured ‘landships’ would be able to break the stalemate that was the inevitable result of the opposing armies becoming entrenched on the Western Front
Women Aloft
 Author: Valarie Moolman Women Aloft (The Epic of Flight) Time Life Books 1981 Format: PDF Pages: 184 Language: English Size: 19.2 MB Women Aloft is one of twenty-three volumes in the Time-Life book series The Epic of Flight. This series traces the adventure and science of aviation, from the earliest manned balloon ascension through the era of jet flight. This volume is an introduction to women aviators who flew between 1784 (when Elisabeth Thible of France flew in a hot-air balloon) and 1945 (the end of World War II). The opening chapter discusses obstacles women faced when it came to flying; this chapter also describes pioneer women fliers such as Raymonde de Laroche, Harriet Quimby, and Ruth Law. Women aviators (Ruth Nichols and Amelia Earhart being the most notable) and their attempt at crossing the Atlantic Ocean are presented in Chapter Two. Chapter Three features long distance fliers Amy Johnson and Jean Batten as well as German test pilot Hanna Reitsch. Amelia Earhart's attempt to fly around the world in 1937 is the subject of Chapter Four. The final chapter portrays the women pilots of Britain, the United States, Germany, and Russia during World War II. As with other books in this series, numerous photographs and illustrations supplement the narrative; a cut-away diagram of Amelia Earhart's famed Lockheed Electra 10E is included. In sum, author Valerie Moolman has written an excellent book about women aviators and their role in the epic of flight.
Hitler's Last Witness: The Memoirs of Hitler's Bodyguard
 Author: Rochus Misch Hitler's Last Witness: The Memoirs of Hitler's Bodyguard Frontline Books ISBN: 1848327498 2014 Format: PDF Size: 12,7 МБ Language: English Pages: 256 After being seriously wounded in the 1939 Polish campaign, Rochus Misch was invited to join Hitler's SS-bodyguard. There he served until the war's end as Hitler's bodyguard, courier, orderly and finally as Chief of Communications. On the Berghof terrace he watched Eva Braun organize parties; observed Heinrich Himmler and Albert Speer; and monitored telephone conversations from Berlin to the East Prussian FHQ on 20 July 1944 after the attempt on Hitler's life. Towards the end Misch was drawn into the Fuhrerbunker with the last of the 'faithful'. As defeat approached, he remained in charge of the bunker switchboard as his duty required, even after Hitler committed suicide. Misch knew Hitler as the private man and his position was one of unconditional loyalty. His memoirs offer an intimate view of life in close attendance to Hitler and of the endless hours deep inside the bunker; and provide new insights into military events such as Hitler's initial feelings that the 6th Army should pull out of Stalingrad. Shortly before he died Misch wrote a new introduction for this first-ever English-language edition. The book also contains a foreword by the Jewish author Ralph Giordano and a new introduction by Roger Moorhouse.
Great Weapons of World War II
 Author: John Kirk & Robert Young, Jr. Great Weapons of World War II Bonanza Books 1961 Format: PDF Pages: 366 Language: English Size: 33.4 MB The Second World War produced a profusion of formidable weapons which left their mark on the history of the Twentieth Century. Some, like the Supermarine Spitfire, aaved nations; others, like the atomic bomb, undid them. There were weapons like Italy's human torpedoes which were associated with exploits of almost unbelievable daring; there were weapons like the German "88" which spectacularly altered the course of campaigns; and there were weapons like the Garand rifle, which, through sheer ubiquity, left a diffuse but, in sum, massive impress on the contours of the war.
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